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A Letter Without an Envelope
Listen Here A Letter Without an Envelope by Andy Stewart. The days of releasing a single without a video are over. They were 30 years ago. So why are so many people still scrambling to make a last minute video for their latest music release, or worse, shrugging their shoulders and doing nothing? Video-less single…
Read MoreJPJ Audio at The Merivales
The Merivales (the Merivale Company Internal Awards) brings together some of the leading hospitality personalities in Australia to highlight success within the Merivale business. It’s an evening charged with the electricity of celebration, decadence and communal spirit. The 2018 Merivales was held this year at Fox Studio’s Stage 7 with JPJ Audio working closely with…
Read MoreRoad Test: Tascam SS-R250N
Road Test Tascam SS-R250N by John Dinh. John Dinh is the Director of Scene Change, Australia’s most awarded AV hire and production company. Scene Change has presences in Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Hunter Valley, Melbourne and Sydney, and is also in-house in a number of venues. Scene Change has won the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA)…
Read MoreClair Brothers Solves Multipurpose Audio Problems For Australia’s Holy Spirit College
Established in 1983 as Emmanuel Catholic School, with classes ranging from year one to year seven, the school went through a renewal process and changed its name to Emmanuel College in 1990. Then in 1995, a second renewal led to its discontinuation, but in its place two schools were formed: Emmanuel Catholic Primary School for…
Read MoreProfessional Video Over IP
Video Professional Video Over IP by Simon Byrne. Unlike professional audio, pro video has stubbornly resisted the transition to IP (Internet Protocol) for a few reasons. Firstly, video over IP continues to evolve and, up until now, has had issues such as the lack of adequate bandwidth and too much latency. As the investment in…
Read More20 Questions with Tony Bryan
Roadskills 20 Questions with Tony Bryan by Cat Strom. For over 20 years, front of house sound engineer Tony Bryan has worked with iconic Australian acts including Grinspoon, Jimmy Barnes, Birds Of Tokyo, and Parkway Drive. What are the three best things about your job? I get to operate some fantastic audio equipment. I get…
Read MoreTourPro Zoom Par Jnr
Road Test TourPro Zoom Par Jnr By Jeremy Nolan. Jeremy Nolan is the director of Melbourne’s Above and Beyond Production Services, founded in 2013. Having worked with some of the most iconic bands, events, and festivals nationally and internationally over 20 years, Jeremy drew on this experience to create a company that is rapidly gaining…
Read MoreReamp for a Perfect Tone
How To Reamp for a Perfect Tone Getting a good guitar tone is easy; settling on the perfect tone is impossible until you can hear it in the context of the mix. A popular adage with recording is “garbage in – garbage out”, implying that you’re doomed if you mess up the tracking process –…
Read MoreFull Boar 4 helps map Central AV’s future
Central Audio Visual are headquartered in Thebarton, a stone’s throw from Adelaide’s CBD. A family owned and operated AV company, they work in many major venues in SA, and pride themselves on providing the best gear, technicians and customer service to the corporate, events, exhibitions, broadcast, and sporting markets. Being the in-house AV providers at…
Read MoreNeed lamps for traditional fixtures? Clearlight Shows keeps the lights on
As major venues and production companies transition to all-LED lighting inventories, big manufacturers are ceasing to make replacement lamps for traditional fixtures, and many distributors are no longer sourcing and importing them. This could be a financial catastrophe for small venues, community organisations, houses of worship, and educational institutions across Australia, many of whom are…
Read MoreVale Richard Pacholski
We were very saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Richard Pacholski – universally known as R2 – over the weekend, after a short battle with cancer. R2 was a highly respected member of the lighting community, as a lighting designer, associate designer or production electrician. After starting his lighting career at the Adelaide…
Read MoreWhy do (almost) all convention centre staff read the same script? And how it’s wasting money
By Julius Grafton. ‘How may I direct your call’? After emailing countless convention centres across the USA and Canada we are reduced to a phone call since often we get no response. The call usually runs the same way. ‘What kind of event are you running?’ Then: ‘When is the event?’ That’s hard to know…
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